tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post248680435718284475..comments2015-02-26T20:18:39.232-05:00Comments on Boxing The Compass: Fair EnoughYankee-Whisky-Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03700869447555261057noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-11983598652169342262013-01-08T14:33:01.510-05:002013-01-08T14:33:01.510-05:00I&#39;d love a vintage sweater from a heritage col...I&#39;d love a vintage sweater from a heritage collection that had been curated authentically!Patsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02840629057159581688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-78882895478354528032012-12-11T13:49:51.681-05:002012-12-11T13:49:51.681-05:00I like the way these look on 1930s era TV shows li...I like the way these look on 1930s era TV shows like All Creatures Great and Small but like many things English they are a tad twee for American tastes.<br /><br />That said, I did buy a couple pairs of these Fair Isle socks from J. Press on a slushy day in NYC. The socks I had were already soaked through so I put these on immediately in the car. They&#39;re the softest and warmest socks I&#39;ve owned.<br /><br />http://www.jpressonline.com/accessories_socks_fair_isle.php<br />Sartrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13280352710216868683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-57445197933444007132012-12-02T00:46:39.550-05:002012-12-02T00:46:39.550-05:00I had one from Woolrich a while back, I wore it on...I had one from Woolrich a while back, I wore it once then sold it on eBay. Menswear suffers from the same cycles that the rest of fashion does, old things become &quot;new&quot;, &quot;reimagined&quot; by obscure designers and praised like it was just invented. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618256380891425892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-48708146015019905832012-11-30T09:34:54.131-05:002012-11-30T09:34:54.131-05:00@Plum: To me that begs the question &quot;so...wha...@Plum: To me that begs the question &quot;so...what size feet do you have?&quot;JKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13569861165454532541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-12059993706753367992012-11-28T23:27:55.663-05:002012-11-28T23:27:55.663-05:00@JKG: I ski, but generally cross country with a ri...@JKG: I ski, but generally cross country with a rifle or bow slung across my shoulders. I just want the sweater for the look of it. And YWP isn&#39;t kidding about the telemark boots, got &#39;em at a flea market in Berlin, and had a Turkish tailor resole them for 30 deutsch marks (yep, it was that long ago). They&#39;re about as saturated a blue as dye can make leather, inevitably ruins a pair of socks. The soon-to-be-Mrs. won&#39;t let me wear them around town anymore, pity.Plumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-78431409732976225312012-11-28T22:15:14.847-05:002012-11-28T22:15:14.847-05:00Y-W-P,
I&#39;ve been following your blog for almo...Y-W-P,<br /><br />I&#39;ve been following your blog for almost a month now (if not slightly more) and I have come to enjoy your opinion on things.<br /><br />As regards the L.L. Bean sweater, I think the particulars of the use of models itself merits a whole, separate discussion. I&#39;d bet the sweater would have looked less uneasy and awkward (at least to me) had it not been worn by this person or anyone at all. <br /><br />Regards!Ipswichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02293981957129375095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-15191694377932614882012-11-28T19:04:09.883-05:002012-11-28T19:04:09.883-05:00*Randall: Your absolutely correct.*Randall: Your absolutely correct.Yankee-Whisky-Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03700869447555261057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-81684826295194403902012-11-28T19:02:46.642-05:002012-11-28T19:02:46.642-05:00*JKG: Plum also has a pair of 70&#39;s leather tel...*JKG: Plum also has a pair of 70&#39;s leather telemarking ski boots that he had resolved as actual shoes.Yankee-Whisky-Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03700869447555261057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-46855766618586930562012-11-28T19:00:27.329-05:002012-11-28T19:00:27.329-05:00*Phillip: How can I lose blog credibility when I h...*Phillip: How can I lose blog credibility when I have none?Yankee-Whisky-Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03700869447555261057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-50261937454306041952012-11-28T18:59:17.028-05:002012-11-28T18:59:17.028-05:00*Scott: You seem to use them well and I like your ...*Scott: You seem to use them well and I like your approach. I don&#39;t dislike them, but I just can&#39;t get excited about them.Yankee-Whisky-Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03700869447555261057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-71872644131014779722012-11-28T15:32:45.451-05:002012-11-28T15:32:45.451-05:00@Plum -- Me too. To actually ski in, in fact. So...@Plum -- Me too. To actually ski in, in fact. Some are very attractive again, but some color combinations are better left in history&#39;s dustbin.JKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13569861165454532541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-67770987897840400512012-11-28T11:11:10.058-05:002012-11-28T11:11:10.058-05:00I&#39;m not sure how to break this to you, but acc...I&#39;m not sure how to break this to you, but according to several blogs they are &quot;preppy&quot;. <br /><br />You&#39;d better get on board or face the consequence of losing valuable blog credibility.Philliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684621120966429919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-31743125984073814262012-11-28T09:45:09.296-05:002012-11-28T09:45:09.296-05:00I think I saw that LL Bean guy hanging around the ...I think I saw that LL Bean guy hanging around the playground at Langone Park. He kept telling the little kids there that their parents know him from the catalogs that show up at their homes.Tiny Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-68646956372772373262012-11-28T09:41:49.276-05:002012-11-28T09:41:49.276-05:00Nope. I meant &quot;heritage;&quot; but &quot;vin...Nope. I meant &quot;heritage;&quot; but &quot;vintage&quot; works too. Along with &quot;traditional,&quot; they&#39;re basically empty words at this point. At least in the #menswear marketing world.<br /><br />randallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-30324192992152242672012-11-28T08:39:44.628-05:002012-11-28T08:39:44.628-05:00But isn&#39;t &quot;vintage&quot; a euphemism for ...But isn&#39;t &quot;vintage&quot; a euphemism for used, and not for traditional? <br /><br />Of course traditional is even worse, and more nebulous. Before cotton underwear and regular laundry, wool long underwear was traditional in Europe, and good riddance. Before knit socks, stiff linen foot wraps were all the rage. Before colors and patterns were cheaply reproducible by machines, and when the Shetland Islands (including Fair Isle) were a traditional brown-and-grey palette of drabness, a nice eye-catching sweater meant something different than it does now. Now, my neighbor walks her dog with a neon boa and a leopard print shawl. I don&#39;t need a fair isle sweater. <br /><br />Personally, I am keeping my eye out for a vivid vintage sweater, but I&#39;m thinking more those seventies striped ski sweaters. I don&#39;t know why, but the lines on them and the more fitted look are appealing to my eye again.Plumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-62178073471463598772012-11-27T23:25:04.218-05:002012-11-27T23:25:04.218-05:00I have no special attachment to fair isle and inta...I have no special attachment to fair isle and intarsia knits, though I do enjoy them on occasion. I find them suitable for bringing color and interest to an otherwise simple shirt and tie combo. While I&#39;m fond of the Polo vest, the Bean sweater is just a joke in itself. Scott Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17891384177952525852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-3560854154740412692012-11-27T18:32:25.165-05:002012-11-27T18:32:25.165-05:00Never owned one...never liked &#39;emNever owned one...never liked &#39;emMain Line Sportsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11303248738216839079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-3359327124030473222012-11-27T17:38:06.196-05:002012-11-27T17:38:06.196-05:00@randall: I think you meant &quot;vintage.&quot; ...@randall: I think you meant &quot;vintage.&quot; What an overused and pretentious word it has become. Fair Isle pattern sweaters are just it for me either.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264157396484404843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-38982540695005077172012-11-27T14:38:26.632-05:002012-11-27T14:38:26.632-05:00But...But...They&#39;re heritage and authentic.But...But...They&#39;re heritage and authentic.randallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119187433618815256.post-62829309623434383072012-11-27T13:44:13.440-05:002012-11-27T13:44:13.440-05:00I&#39;m with you. Dunno why -- some guys seem abl...I&#39;m with you. Dunno why -- some guys seem able to pull it off (college professors and the like). To me, they always seemed like the sweater your mother dressed you in.JKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13569861165454532541noreply@blogger.com